Learn to Pass the Land Surveyor Exam

There is a nice little guide called "Subdivision Review In New York State" . It is an easy read compared to reading state statutes. I highly recommend reading this whole document. The following has been taken from this guide in my own words. The difference and Purpose of Subdivision Control and Zoning. Distinguishing subdivision approval from other major land use control - Zoning is an important step in understanding why and how different rules and laws are implemented. Zoning is what land may be used for and Subdivision Control is concerned with how land is used. Subdivision Control encourages the provision of adequate facilities, for the housing, distribution, comfort and convenience of local residents. It ensures the basic needs of the local residents in the form of roads and streets and other facilities are adequately provided and planned for.  Subdivision control is aimed at protecting the community from an uneconomical development of land, and assuring persons livin...

Different deeds have certain protections for the buyer and certain protection for the seller. Warranty Deeds are the most comprehensive of the options. These are a few of the main deeds you will see. Warranty Deed Special Warranty Deed Quit Claim Deed Bargain and Sale Deed Tax Deed Grant Deed Warranty Deeds and Special Warranty Deeds have 6 covenants against encumbrances. The seller is guaranteeing that there are no easements or anything hidden in the property and that the title is clear. There are 6 Covenants of Title. Sometimes known as English Covenants of Title. The first three represent the present and the last three represent the future.  Present Covenants Covenant of Seisin:   That the Seller owns the Title Covenant of Right to Convey:  That the seller is legally allowed to sell the property Covenant Against Encumbrances:  That the property has not already been sold Future Covenants Covenant of Quiet Enjoy...

Highways, Turnpikes, Town Roads, Plank Roads. What is all of this isn't it just a road. For our purposes in New York as Land Surveyors we need to know a little bit more about how this all came to be, first, in order to back track and understand the original boundary creation and also in case something like this comes up again.

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when you do a survey do start from the first point you find .. probably not. you find a few maybe as many as you can until you think to yourself ok we need to get to work. so that is what i did. I started with the State Specific exam for reasons particular to me. The main being the math involved in the Fundamentals and Principles (NCEES) exams. As a surveyor you would think that I should be more in tune with the math that is going on behind the scenes but I am not. I am very good at problem solving so I quickly go to the computer or data collector and I can solve the problems quickly but to do it by hand is not quite my thing yet. I'm working on it and I am getting there but it is going to take me some time.

Originally I wanted to take the exam for necessity. I love my job, There are a ton of new projects for me to get into and becoming a licensed surveyor just didn't need to happen right now. The reality is that it does need to happen and here is why. The pay The Satisfaction The Freedon Simple reasons really, nothing very remarkable about those reasons except freedom maybe. Freedom is remarkable if you actually realize it in your working life. So that is what I hope a Survey license will do for me.